Continental football governing body, CAF has released new dates for this year’s African Nations Championship (CHAN).
CAF recently announced that the biennial tournament for local based players which was scheduled for February will now start in August.
According to CAF the tournament that will be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, will now take place from August 2 until August 30, 2025.
“The EXCO also received an update on the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (“CHAN”), Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2024. The Competition will now kick-off on Saturday, 02 August and the Final will be played on 30 August 2025,” CAF said in a statement.
The EXCO also approved the dates for the Women Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025.
According to the EXCO, the opening match will be on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 and final match will be played on Wednesday, 30 April 2025.
Two finalists in the competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in Philippines in November/December 2025.
Also approved was the new format of the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (“U-17 AFCON”) Morocco 2025 qualifiers increasing the number of participating teams from 12 to 16.